STATESBORO, GA (WJCL) - The Statesboro Police Department has identified the victim of the murder that occurred at the Campus Crossings at Statesboro apartment complex.

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Just before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the sounds of gunshots in the area of Campus Crossings on Lanier Drive. That is where they found 24-year-old Vernon Lamont Hunter of Savannah with a gunshot wound. Hunter was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injury.

The case remains under investigation.

The Statesboro Police Department is offering a reward of $1,500 to anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the offender in this case. Anyone with information concerning this case is asked to contact the Statesboro Police Department at (912) 764-9911. You may also anonymously submit information to www.tipsoft.com.